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Listen Up Ladies! Here Are 5 Signs That Your Man Might Be Cheating!
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Watch out! Could your man be a Tiger Woods, too? Here are 5 warning signs he could be up to no good, from Cosmopolitan Editor-in-chief Kate White! Plus, 5 tips to make sure your man sticks around forever!
- He becomes hypercritical of you! "A man will re-direct his guilt about cheating, and instead will put you down.", says Cosmo's Editor-in-chief Kate White. "If you ever raise suspicions that he might be cheating and he says, 'God, you're paranoid,' be suspicious," says Kate. If he's not guilty he should reassure you.
- Paying more attention to his body than normal. If he's suddenly working out more and caring more about his appearance more than he ever has before, that's a huge red flag — we want him to look good, but not better than us!
- If he doesn't want to include you in work functions. Men meet women in the work place and it's a melting pot made for cheating! Think David Letterman at the office. Think Tiger away on the golf circuit. "If he doesn't want to make you a part of his work life that's not good," says Kate.
- If he is very protective of his cell phone Listen up ladies! If he's taking calls and having to step into another room, or if he never lets his phone leave his side be worried. "The phone is a connector. If he changes his tone or seems nervous when he's on the phone around you that's a huge indicator," says Kate.
- He loses interest in sex. That's weird because "guys want sex all the time," dishes Kate.
Here are Kate's tips on how to keep your relationship fresh:
- Have your own separate identity being a strong presence in his life is important, but having your own life is just as important.
- Make him feel great! Women talk about how we need our guy to say we look hot but, "You need to validate him too! By saying things like you look great," advises Kate.
- Stay close to him. See him alot! "Guys want a shorter leash than they let on, call him and say, 'Hey, I'm going to be in the area — let's grab lunch, it's been a while.' It keeps you together," confesses Kate. Also, it marks your territory so other women know to back off!
- Take the temperature on your relationship. Don't be afraid to ask your man 'Hey how are we doing these days?' because relationships require work!
- Spice it up! Guys like variety. Grab him and throw him on the counter or on the washing machine, "guys like novelty," says Kate!
Follow this advice and if he ever does step out — you'll be onto him before he knows it! — Chloe Melas


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weekend baking.. with all the advices given and put in practice
today's baked..Beetroot and purple carrot sourdough kamut flour with seeds n raisins/walnuts
:) thank you for all the great tips and advices. and this is the results..
today's baked..Beetroot and purple carrot sourdough kamut flour with seeds n raisins/walnuts
:) thank you for all the great tips and advices. and this is the results..
Excellent scoring and crust, Evonlim! beautiful breads, you ought to be proud.
Very pretty loaves, both inside and out.
Necessity is the mother of invention and not having the flour you would like allows you to experiment in other ways. I would like to see your formula as I am off to find purple carrots in a few minutes and have 1 beet left in the fridge :-) Your scoring ie beautiful and that crumb is gorgeous.
Nice baking!
The crust and the crumb are both beautiful, and I love your creative scoring.
Very nice looking loaves evon, well shaped, uniform, and attractively scored, they are a delight. Not only lovely to look at but highly nutritious as well, just the sort of high energy food I'm sure someone in your profession relies on to get them through the day. Well done!
Beautiful loaves! I love the scoring patterns. Something new I will have to give a try on my loaves. I get 'stuck' sticking to one scoring method and now I see I am missing out on some beauty :-)
Thanks so much for sharing!
Take Care,
Nicely done, and the crumb shot looks great too.
Very nice indeed Evon
are the flours you get in KL Australian by chance?
I found using beetroot quite fascinating the dough is such a vivid colour but a lot of that disappears in the baking process, i did an article here on TFL and called it chameleon bread beacause of the way it changed colour.
regards Yozza
Just beautiful scoring and overall breads. Nice crust and crumb as well.
Thanks Evon for asking. I arrive home late Saturday night. It's nice to be home again. So much to do outside and so much baking to catch up on!
Thanks Evon....that's so nice to hear. Hopefully I can put something up tonight or tomorrow.

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T-Minus One Day: More Countdown to D and a 'Craplets!' Surprise for Walt
We're as busy as can be as our setup for the D: All Things Digital conference moves into overdrive. Aside from building the stage and the risers for the seating, we are also sorting through all the complicated audio-visual elements of the show.
But we also have to focus a lot on a major new element this year–making sure the AllThingsD.com Web site is ready to offer up news, photos and video from the stage as soon as possible.
(Still, we also made time to tease Walt about the term, "craplets," that he popularized. See also the video below.)
We had a meeting this morning to figure out all the complex logistics to make the site rock, which include editing and posting of text and photos almost immediately after each speaker appears onstage at the conference.
In addition, because of the explosion of video on the Web, we also will be editing and posting video excerpts on the fly. We'll be making the videos we post available for embedding by any other site that wants to use them.
Of course, we will make sure we have all audio and video rights (I know, all information should be free, but that does not mean we are not going to also respect copyright), as well as give credit to folks like our most excellent D photographer, Asa Mathat.
One big issue, of course, will be press and blogger coverage, which is suddenly increasing now that everyone is really paying attention to the fact that Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs will be interviewed together (which we announced way back in February here).
We've let dozens of reporters and bloggers into the conference itself and will also have a spillover room for the dozens more who have asked to get in, specifically for the Gates and Jobs joint interview, given the space constraints.
So, I am guessing there will be an overload of coverage, when all is said and done, which seems apt given the impact these two tech titans have had on the industry.
Here's another video of our prep, including our entire staff surprising Walt with "Craplets!" T-shirts. Our terrific San Francisco-based design firm, Mule Design, which designed our AllthingsD.com site, loves to make warped and funny T-shirts on the side. Mule's Creative Director Mike Monteiro came up with this one of Walt's visage with the "Craplets!" bubble.
The phrase was popularized by Walt in a column here, referring to all the unsolicited third-party programs that come loaded onto Windows PCs. We liked the term so much, we had to immortalize it in a T-shirt.
(Correction: An earlier version of this post stated that Walt Mossberg coined the word "craplets" in his Personal Technology column of April 5. In fact, he referred to the term, which had been in use since before he wrote the column.)


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Back in December, Penguin became the penultimate publisher to settle with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in the alleged e-book price-fixing scheme. On Friday, Macmillan and the DOJ came to a settlement agreement, leaving only Apple in the government's sights.
Macmillan has agreed to other sales restrictions, including a prohibition until December 2014 on entering into new discounting agreements for e-book titles. As others who have agreed to similar settlements, Macmillan must regularly report to the DOJ on future e-book ventures and any communications it has with its rivals.
"As a result of today's settlement, Macmillan has agreed to immediately allow retailers to lower the prices consumers pay for Macmillan's e-books," said Jamillia Ferris, chief of staff and counsel at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, in a statement. "Just as consumers are already paying lower prices for the e-book versions of many of Hachette's, HarperCollins' and Simon & Schuster's new releases and bestsellers, we expect the prices of many of Macmillan's e-books will also decline."
The DOJ still has an ongoing case against Apple—a trial date has been set for June 2013.
Why did Macmillan hold out for so long? In a letter posted (PDF) to the company's website on Friday, John Sargent, the company's CEO, wrote that the settlement's e-book discounting "would be harmful to the industry," and after all the others had capitulated to the DOJ, "our business would have a pricing disadvantage for two years."
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"I had an old fashioned belief that you should not settle if you have done no wrong," he wrote. "As it turns out, that is indeed old fashioned. Our company is not large enough to risk a worst-case judgment. In this action the government accused five publishers and Apple of conspiring to raise prices. As each publisher settled, the remaining defendants became responsible not only for their own treble damages, but also possibly for the treble damages of the settling publishers (minus what they settled for). A few weeks ago I got an estimate of the maximum possible damage figure. I cannot share the breathtaking amount with you, but it was much more than the entire equity of our company."


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ATLANTA (AP) — State education officials say students in Georgia's elementary and middle schools improved on most of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests -- or CRCTs -- taken this year.
The state Department of Education released statewide results of the 2013 standardized tests on Tuesday.
Agency officials say the results show a one-year improvement in the percentage of students meeting and exceeding standards on 18 of the 30 content-area tests, no change on seven tests and decreases on five tests.
Also, students saw increases in the "exceeds performance" rating on 24 of the 30 content areas.
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John Deere at Grassland & Muck 2017
John Deere's new 6250R tractor with the award-winning CommandPRO joystick, premium C441R wrapping baler and Manure Sensing system are all making their UK public working demonstration debut at Grassland & Muck 2017 at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire in May.
The 6250R tractor will be equipped with John Deere's triple mower conditioner (TMC), consisting of a front-mounted and two rear-mounted units. To achieve the maximum cutting width of 9.9m, an F350R 3.5m wide front mower-conditioner can be combined with the largest available R990R rear-mounted units. The combination of the smaller F310R front-mounted mower with either the R950R or R870R rear mowers reduces the cutting width to 9.5 or 8.7m respectively.
The light, powerful 6250R features an AutoPowr transmission and develops up to 300hp with Intelligent Power Management. It is fitted as standard with JDLink telematics, including remote display access (RDA) and wireless data transfer (WDT) linked to the MyJohnDeere.com website portal.
Options include a new connectivity package featuring MyJobsConnect and MyJobsManager apps, which enable drivers to view and carry out tasks in real time via their mobile device. John Deere is also the first full-line agricultural manufacturer to introduce a navigation and logistics optimisation system specially designed for farm use.
Developed to meet the high-capacity requirements of contractors and larger livestock farms, the new C441R premium wrapping baler incorporates a heavy-duty drive system rated at up to 210hp with 1000rpm pto. The new 18-roller bale chamber has also increased in width, from 117 to 121cm.
The baler features a number of other enhancements designed to improve the machine's overall durability and performance in both heavy, wet grass crops and dry straw, so it is now a true all-rounder when it comes to producing bales with consistent density and shape in all crop types. The wrapping unit now features a 15 per cent faster wrapping arm working at 40rpm, and the 18 per cent faster table transfer system delivers a further big increase in productivity.
There is a choice of 2m or optional 2.2m pick-ups, feeding a high capacity MaxiCut HC rotor with 13 or 25 knives. The baler also incorporates a full width parallel drop-floor system operated from the tractor cab, which enables blockages to be removed instantly. The machine is available with a single axle as standard or with an optional tandem axle chassis for improved stability.
Now commercially available from the John Deere dealer network, the new Manure Sensing system is based on the same award winning HarvestLab near-infrared (NIR) sensor technology used on the 8000 Series self-propelled forage harvester range.
The system will be featured on a Joskin slurry tanker working in the Muck Machinery Demonstration area at the event. It is designed to adjust slurry spreader application rates to match field conditions, which helps to increase productivity and crop yields while minimising input costs.
Based on complementary data from yield mapping, soil sampling, N-sensors and other sources, the required application rate (eg target or maximum rate) can be set in the GreenStar in-cab display before starting work. Nutrient maps are easily accessible in the Operations Centre at MyJohnDeere.com.
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Department of Primatology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (0)341 3550 - 200
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Martin Surbeck
Research Group Leader
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Department of Primatology
Deutscher Platz 6
D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
Director, Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project, DRC
Affiliated with Bonobo Conservation Initiative
phone: +49 341 3550 202
email: surbeck@[>>> Please remove the brackets! <<<]eva.mpg.de
Current research
Reproductive strategies are believed to be one of the major forces that shape the variability we observe in social organization among mammals. My research focuses on mechanisms of male mate competition in bonobos and its implications for the social relationships among males and between the sexes. The aim of current studies is to elucidate the role of intra- and intersexual relationships in the contexts of competition and cooperation. Behavioural observations and corresponding endocrinological data are used to investigate underlying mechanisms of mate competition and male mating strategies in relation to social parameters such as age, dominance status, and kinship.
In the beginning of 2016 I established a new bonobo research site at Kokolopori in collaboration with Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) and Vie Sauvage. Through insights from this new site I hope to contribute to a better understanding of behavioural diversity within bonobos. Currently we are able to follow two habituated neighboring bonobo communities daily. Given the existence of two habituated communities with high range overlap, initial research will focus on the study of the poorly understood intercommunity relationships in bonobos (research projects). This is done in collaboration with Barbara Fruth and Gottfried Hohmann (LuiKotale), Tobias Deschner, and the Centre de Surveillance de la Biodiversite at the University of Kisangani.
In addition to exploring these questions, my current work takes a more comparative approach, as I am convinced we can infer more about processes and selective pressures in our evolutionary past by comparing chimpanzees and bonobos, than by studying a single species. I collaborate with chimpanzees researchers such as Christophe Boesch (Taï), Kevin Langergraber (Ngogo) and Catherine Crockford (Budongo, Taï). Furthermore, I established with Roman Wittig (Budongo, Taï) and Cedric Girard-Buttoz an identical data collection protocol for the bonobo site, LuiKotale, and the chimpanzee site, Taï.
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West Africa's worst locust plague for 15 years has encroached on one of the region's largest rice-growing areas.
BAMAKO, Mali West Africa's worst locust plague for 15 years has encroached on one of the region's largest rice-growing areas, authorities in Mali report.
Massive swarms have infested thousands of miles of land from the Atlantic coast to landlocked Chad in the last two months, already causing substantial damage to grain crops.
Officials in Mali said they had taken steps such as digging trenches to protect the Office du Niger, a large area of irrigated land developed under French colonial rule, from so-called hopper bands of young locusts that cannot yet fly.
But swarms of the older flying locusts have arrived this week at the edge of the area in Southern Mali, which covers 160,000 acres) and provides some 400,000 tons of paddy rice around half the country's annual rice needs.
"The Office du Niger has been the subject of special attention in the fight against the locusts, we put a protective ring around the zone to counter the hopper bands," said Agriculture Ministry official Yaya Diarra.
"But these were measures on the ground and we were talking mainly about the hopper bands. Since Sunday, we've been alerted to the arrival of swarms in ... communities on the edge of the area near Mauritania," he said.
Diarra said the locusts had destroyed about 15 to 20 percent of crops in the areas on the fringe of the rice-growing zone and authorities had sent an extra plane to spray pesticides, boosting the efforts of one aircraft already there.
Regional agriculture experts meeting this month in Senegal's capital Dakar said West Africa may lose up to a quarter of a bumper grain harvest this year if the plague is not brought under control but famine did not appear to be a danger for now.
West Africa's impoverished nations lack the money, equipment and chemicals to control the plague and have appealed to rich countries for help. Some diplomats say both governments and aid agencies have been too slow in responding to the crisis.
Mali's Agriculture Minister Seydou Traore said last week the locusts had infested a swathe of the country producing nearly 1.5 million tons of cereal between 40 and 45 percent of the annual cereal harvest.
Groups of young locusts were also chomping undergrowth and stripping shrubs of leaves this week near a nature reserve outside the Senegalese town of Saint Louis, by the Atlantic.
Some 3,500 km (2,200 miles) away in Chad's capital N'Djamena, the same type of young yellowy-green locusts infested buses and hotel grounds on Friday, flitting around lamps and hopping onto diners' plates.
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
And the Mercy Seat is Glowing, and I Think My Head is Melting
I can think of a few different reasons for this, but right at the top of the list is that once you know what's in the film, you know what the film is. It's become something of what I guess you'd call a meme to say you've read A Serbian Film's quite thorough Wikipedia plot synopsis, and then announce that under no circumstances will you ever actually watch the film. I said this myself not terribly long ago, and figured the film's sketchy availability, at least in my neck of the woods, where getting my hands on it would, I thought, have involved something to do with home delivery, would make it a pretty easy promise to keep. So but then I was in the local video store today where I buy almost all of my DVDs, and I was absent-mindedly scanning the horror section -- which I do in the same way people in the supermarket linger in the bread aisle before deciding they already have plenty of bread -- and there it was. Just sitting there, with a big "UNCUT" sticker right on the front. For $8. I ended up buying it out of disbelief more than anything else.
So I bought it, and I watched it, and I decided that Wikipedia had summed it up rather nicely. There's nothing in that synopsis that isn't in the film (mostly, anyway; my copy is actually shaved down by one minute from the edit of A Serbian Film that blew up film festivals a few years ago, but I promise you the gist was clear), and there is nothing in the film that expands on the synopsis, this latter point being the key. The shock effects that A Serbian Film so feverishly pleads for are in the idea of the shocks rather than the shocks themselves. This is maybe easy enough for me to say when I've possibly been robbed of up to a full minute of child and infant torture, but when I think -- and I have no choice but to do so -- of the description of the film's most notorious scene, the one that enabled Spasojević to coin the term "newborn porn," a phrase that has gone on to do his marketing for him, and then think of what I saw on the DVD, I'm left to wonder what might have been removed that would still make the DVD legal for me to own, which I assume it is. Not much, I should think.
And either way, so what? Would a half second more of trauma have rendered A Serbian Film meaningful in some way? Because by the way, it's not a film that means anything. The narrative, such as it is, hinges entirely on extreme excess, and can be summarized quickly: Milos(Srđan Todorović) , a legendary ex-porn star who is now married and has a son, is approached by one of his former costars (Katarina Žutić) with an offer to appear in a bit of art porn being put together by the mysterious Vukmir Vukmir (Humbert Humbert? If so, Spasojević, then how dare you?). Vukmir is willing to pay through the nose for Milos's services, the only sketchy part, from Milos's point of view, being that he will not have any idea from one day to the next what the filming will involve. Vukmir wants Milos's reactions to the sexual situations to be pure. And are they ever!
At this point, cue the shock. Vukmir is once referred to by Milos's wife as sounding like he's one of their countrymen on trial at the Hague. This line is the equivalent ofThe Last House on the Left ending with somebody saying "Plus, Vietnam," which Wes Craven has sort of been doing ever since, or Eli Roth closing out Hostel Part II with a card that said "Hey, guys? Iraq." Which, okay, ibid. In other words, it's phony horseshit. Because I don't think it's any kind of accident that Spasojević has not followed up A Serbian Film with a scathing political indictment of modern day Serbia, but rather a section of the upcoming horror anthology The ABCs of Death. Not that I have anything against horror -- I quite like it, most times. I think what I'm saying is that horror directors are assholes. I don't know, that can't be it.
Plus, whatever you might want to say about Wes Craven -- and I want to say very little that is good -- it's unavoidably true that The Last House on the Left, a film I have no love for, has about it a certain cheap power, a low budget coating of filth that can make it feel like a videotape you found in the garbage. You don't have to believe it's recording actual events to feel uneasy about it. Unbelievably, A Serbian Film doesn't carry a whiff of this, or at least not one that lingers. It's professionally, which is not to say interestingly, made, very polished, and while I guess I shouldn't beat up on Spasojević for trying to do a good job, whatever that would mean in this case, he also very clearly wants it both ways. He wants his not actually porn, not actually snuff, film to look like snuff porn (professional snuff porn), so that necessitates the use of some pretty obvious prostheses, or maybe just the one, passed around. Whatever the case, with maybe one exception, the graphic horror is easier to dismiss here than it might otherwise be, because you can see Kenny Baker through the R2 suit. But Spasojević doesn't want it to be like that. But it is. But he'd rather you be fooled. But you aren't. And here we are.
If believing, or "believing", as far as we reasonably could, what we're shown in A Serbian Film didn't matter, then, obviously, it wouldn't matter, and this would also be a completely different kind of movie. Maybe closer in spirit, if in no other way, to Andrzej Zuwalski's Possession, another notoriously disturbing horror film, but far, far less graphic (but still pretty graphic), that I saw recently, one I didn't "believe" (let's go with that one) for a second -- it's a film that revels in its artifice -- but which gave me far greater pause in terms of my own personal uneasiness than A Serbian Film could ever have managed. Probably because Possession's effects are in some ways undefinable, and A Serbian Film has all the force of a synopsis.
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Generally, when The Powers That Be determine that we, their lowly subjects, shouldn't be allowed to watch something, I put that something at the top of my "Must See ASAP" list. For some reason, though, no matter how hard I try, I just haven't been able to give a damn about seeing this movie. And this review now ensures my everlasting indifference on the matter.
That's not to say I agree with its banning, or the enforced edits. Just that, as an adult and citizen of the Free World, I should be able to choose not to see A Serbian Film for myself, thank you very much.
- March 12, 2012 at 12:05 PM
- bill r. said...
Yes, but it wasn't banned in the US, obviously. A lot of outlets don't want to touch it, which is their prerogative, but others have chocsen to touch it, and it's therefore available.
As for the edits, I don't know the history of them, meaning I don't know who made the decisions, but it does seem like the edit I have on DVD is the only edit available on video anywhere in, at least, the English-speaking world. So it's hard to know which Powers That Be we're talking about here.
- March 12, 2012 at 12:17 PM


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Honda FCX Concept on Display at Los Angeles Auto Show
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11/29/2006 – LOS ANGELES -A fully-functional Honda FCX Concept vehicle will be on display for the first time to the general public at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The FCX Concept features a newly developed compact, high-efficiency Honda FC Stack as well as a low-floor, low-riding, short-nose body. It offers a comfortably large cabin and futuristic styling along with significant improvements in power output and environmental performance. Limited marketing of a totally new fuel cell vehicle based on this concept model is to begin in 2008 in Japan and the U.S.
To meet Honda objectives for significant gains in both environmental and driving performance, the FCX Concept is equipped with a V Flow fuel cell platform consisting of a compact, high-efficiency fuel cell stack arranged in an innovative center-tunnel layout. This has allowed designers to create an elegant, low-riding, sedan form that would have been difficult to achieve in a conventional fuel cell vehicle. This new fuel cell stack is 20 percent smaller and 30 percent lighter than the current FCX FC Stack, yet its power output is 14kW greater. The drive motor has been positioned coaxially with the gearbox for a more compact design, with output increased by 15kW. Overall, the power plant is about 180kg lighter than that of the current FCX and about 40 percent smaller in volume. The result is improved energy efficiency and performance along with a more spacious interior.
While with previous fuel cell stacks the hydrogen and the water formed in electricity generation flowed horizontally, the new FCX Concept features vertical-flow design. This allows gravity to assist in discharging the water that is produced, resulting in a major improvement in water drainage, key to high-efficiency fuel stack performance. The result is stable power generation under a broad range of conditions, and higher output from a smaller package. Low-temperature startup has also been significantly improved, enabling cold-weather starts at temperatures 10˚C lower than the current FCX – as low as minus 30˚C.
As an auxiliary power source, the FCX Concept carries a compact, high-efficiency lithium ion battery, contributing to increased power output and a more compact power plant. These efficiency improvements to major power plant components give the vehicle a travel range approximately 30 percent greater than the current FCX. The vehicle is also highly efficient, with an energy efficiency of around 60 percent -approximately three times that of a gasoline-engine vehicle, twice that of a hybrid vehicle, and 10 percent better than the current FCX.
Other features include seat upholstery and door linings made from Honda Bio-Fabric, a plant-based material that offers outstanding durability and resistance to sunlight damage. Other improvements such as Shift-by-Wire and a newly designed instrument panel with easy-to-read display of hydrogen fuel consumption facilitate improved ease of operation.
The new fuel cell vehicle currently under development for release in 2008, will feature the principle technologies of the FCX Concept to achieve a new dimension in environmentally friendly driving pleasure not found with gasoline-engine vehicles.
|Number of passengers
|Max. Output
|95kW (129PS, 127 horsepower)
|Max. Torque
|256N-m (26.1kg-m, 188.8 lb-ft.)
|AC synchronous motor (Honda Mfg.)
|Fuel Cell Stack
|PEFC(proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Honda Mfg.)
|Compressed hydrogen
|High-pressure hydrogen tank (350atm)
|Tank Capacity
|171 liters
|Dimensions (L x W x H)
|4,760 x 1,865 x 1,445mm
(187.4 x 73.4 x 56.9 inches)
|Max. Speed
|160km/h (100 mph)
|Energy Storage
|Lithium Ion Battery
|Vehicle Range*
|270 miles
* Preliminary EPA driving range determined by Honda using the current EPA calculation method.
Source: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.


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It's been a great year for bank stocks. The KBW Bank Index (BKX) has surged more than 30%, easily outperforming the broader market. And Bank of America (BAC) is up nearly 70%, making it by far the top performer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU).
At first blush, it makes sense that bank investors are excited. Although merger activity and the IPO market are still relatively sluggish, banks are likely to report solid profits for the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC) are both on tap to report their third quarter results Friday morning. Analysts are predicting that each bank will report earnings per share growth of about 20% from a year ago.
The housing market finally seems to be improving. Consumer loan quality appears to be good. Credit card delinquencies are at an 11-year low. Plus, the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank may still be in monetary easing mode by the time Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe is old enough to take over for Daniel Craig as James Bond.
So why should investors still be nervous about the big banks? Legal risks remain a dark cloud hovering over the industry. And they are not going away anytime soon.
The Department of Justice's lawsuit against Wells Fargo, a favorite stock of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRKB) Warren Buffett that was long thought to be among the "better" banks out there, is the latest example of how regulators around the world are still looking for (and apparently finding) egregious sins committed by the big banks during the lead-up to and onset of the financial crisis. The DOJ alleges that Wells Fargo fraudulently approved thousands of Federal Housing Administration mortgages from 2002 through 2010. This suit follows similar ones made against Citigroup (C) and Deutsche Bank (DB) earlier this year. Both banks wound up settling charges.
State and local governments are aggressively searching for skeletons in the closet too. Last week, New York's attorney general sued JPMorgan Chase over mortgage-backed securities created by Bear Stearns, which is now owned by JPMorgan Chase. New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman hinted that more lawsuits are coming.
The New York State Department of Financial Services also made waves this summer when it sued British bank Standard Chartered, alleging that the bank laundered money for Iran despite the fact that there are economic sanctions against the nation. In Los Angeles, the city attorney has accused U.S. Bancorp (USB) -- another Buffett favorite that was well regarded among investors as not being like the big Wall Street firms -- of being a slumlord for how the bank has handled foreclosed homes.
Related: Jamie Dimon gets mad at Washington
Across the pond, the crackdown against Barclays (BCS) over the Libor (or is it Lie-bor?) rate-fixing scandal shows that the increased scrutiny of banking behemoths is not a uniquely American phenomenon.
Sure, none of the big banks seem to face the risk that any of these legal headaches will cripple their balance sheets. To their credit, nearly all of the world's major financial institutions are in much better capital shape now than they were four years ago. (Sorry to sound like a campaign ad there.)
But at the very least, the lawsuits are a distraction. The more time that the banks have to spend fighting regulators and considering settlements, the less they have to focus on their core business and operational issues.
More importantly, the fact that banks are still being exposed for their past transgressions increases the chances that there could be even more strict rules put into place by lawmakers around the world. And that could limit future profit growth.>
It doesn't mater whether you think governments are going too far to regulate banks. That's a different debate. The fact is that banks still have a big fat target on their backs.
When the Republican candidate for President of the United States accuses his Democratic challenger of giving New York banks the "biggest kiss" he's ever seen, that's as clear a sign as any that large financial firms have to worry. Romney is trying to paint Obama as a friend of Wall Street, which is laughable when you consider how much the big banks have been complaining about the Dodd-Frank reform law.
The big banks are convenient political punching bags. There's little downside to attacking the BofAs, JPMorgans and Citis of the world. What's more, exposing bad behavior at big banks is often a way to generate good press for ambitious litigators with aspirations of higher office. Add all that up and I can envision an environment over the next few years where the big banks remain under constant legal attack. That won't be good news for their earnings or their stocks.
Odds are you have never heard of Vringo, a relatively small company with an intellectual property portfolio covering various aspects of search and mobile technologies. But shares of Vringo (VRNG) surged more than 20% Monday after the company filed a patent infringement suit against the British subsidiary of Chinese telecom giant ZTE.
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Illinois substance-abuse treatment centers are suffering through the worst backlog of state payments in at least eight years while Gov. Rod Blagojevich diverts $400 million from state coffers — not to pay the centers, but to expand health-care coverage for poor adults and middle-income families.
Illinois substance-abuse treatment centers are suffering through the worst backlog of state payments in at least eight years while Gov. Rod Blagojevich diverts $400 million from state coffers — not to pay the centers, but to expand health-care coverage for poor adults and middle-income families.
That situation frustrates Stephen Knox, chief executive of Springfield's not-for-profit Triangle Center, which hasn't received a substantial payment from the state since mid-August.
"The governor is on the road, trying to expand health-care programs in Illinois," Knox said Thursday. "I would like to remind him that alcohol and drug care is health care. The debt needs to be paid down before you expand."
Triangle, a 47-year-old agency based at 120 N. 11th St., serves 1,700 adult and adolescent clients a year with inpatient and outpatient services to combat substance abuse. It gets about 60 percent of its funding through a direct contract with the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Triangle is owed almost $700,000 in state funding, or 22 percent of its $3.2 million annual budget, Knox said.
The backlog is the worst Knox has seen in his 20 years at Triangle, which has obtained a line of credit from a bank to survive the shortfall and now must ask for that line to be extended.
"In effect, we're subsidizing the state's activities," he said, adding that the backlog and lack of a cost-of-living rate increase have contributed to a growing waiting list for Triangle's services.
"I haven't thought of expansion for three or four years because it's just impossible," Knox said.
The average wait at Triangle is 60 days. When people with drug and alcohol addictions want treatment but must wait, they are at high risk of medical problems, drunken driving, domestic abuse and suicide, Knox said.
Because of the financial strain, Triangle hasn't been able to give its 70-member staff a general pay raise for four years.
"That's put a real strain on the organization," Knox said.
Like Triangle, most of the state's 130 treatment centers are waiting at least 60 days to be paid by the state for serving low-income clients, said Peggy Powers, chief operating officer of the Springfield-based Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association.
The centers, which depend on the state for $163 million a year in direct funding, are waiting for $27 million of the total, she said.
They are getting loans to meet payroll, dipping into their reserves and seeing their own waiting lists grow, she said.
"The system is in a health-care crisis," she said.
The cash-flow problem has caused one Chicago-area agency to lay off five people, Powers said.
The association, she said, supports the concept behind Blagojevich's Illinois Covered program. The governor is putting in place parts of the plan — including a FamilyCare expansion and a new program called Illinois Covered Assist for childless adults — despite the plan's failure to receive General Assembly approval this year.
But Powers said existing health-care providers should get help before state money is spent on expansion.
She noted that the $400 million budget diversion made by Blagojevich this summer to fund parts of Illinois Covered this fiscal year included $6.6 million that would have given substance-abuse treatment providers a 3 percent rate increase — their first boost in five years.
"It's absurd to cut health care to bolster health care," she said.
Rikeesha Cannon, spokeswoman for the Department of Human Services, declined to comment on the statements by Knox and Powers about Illinois Covered's funding.
Cannon referred a State Journal-Register reporter to another agency controlled by the governor, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Spokeswoman Ruth Igoe didn't return two telephone messages Thursday.
It's unclear why drug treatment centers are seeing long delays in payments. These providers also receive Medicaid payments from the state, but the longest delays are occurring in their direct-contract payments, which don't come from Medicaid.
Health-care providers that depend on Medicaid — including hospitals, doctors and pharmacists — aren't experiencing any unusual delays, according to various groups that represent them.
Cannon said the Human Services department is processing payment requests from treatment centers within five days and forwarding those requests to Comptroller Daniel Hynes' office, where payment checks are written.
Hynes' office, which processes bills based on revenue available in state coffers, is mailing out checks to state vendors — including treatment centers — up to 36 days after receiving bills from state agencies, Hynes spokesman Alan Henry said.
That backlog isn't any longer than at the same time last year, according to Henry.
The payment cycles reported by Human Services and the comptroller don't explain the long delays, Powers said.
She said the backlogs may start affecting other organizations that depend on state funds if predictions come true about a potential slowdown in state tax receipts.
Cannon said she doesn't know the reason for the payment delays reported by treatment centers.
"DHS is doing its part … to make sure providers are getting paid on our end," she said. "Our commitment, the administration's commitment, to the existing health-care network — that includes treatment providers — is solid."
State Sen. Larry Bomke, R-Springfield, a frequent critic of the Democratic governor, said he isn't surprised that the Blagojevich administration can't come up with a reason for the delays.
"It's typical," Bomke said. "They don't want to explain it. We're not in any position to expand programs at the expense of current programs."
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French President Francois Hollande announced his separation from first lady Valerie Trierweiler on Saturday following a media storm over allegations he is having an affair with an actress.
"I wish to make it known that I have ended my partnership with Valerie Trierweiler," he told Agence France Presse news agency.
Hollande sought to put an end to turbulence that began two weeks ago when celebrity magazine Closer published a report that he was having an affair with film actress and Socialist Party supporter Julie Gayet.
(Read more: The world's most expensive divorce settlements)
Questions over Hollande's personal life - and whether Trierweiler was still first lady - have diverted public attention from a shift the president made this month towards more business-friendly policies aimed at reviving the euro zone's second-biggest economy in the face of high unemployment.
A news conference to unveil the economic plans was overshadowed by questions over Hollande's private life, as was a trip to Rome to meet the pope on Friday.
Announcing the separation, Hollande said he was speaking as an individual and not as head of state since it concerned his private life.
Trierweiler, a 48-year-old arts columnist for weekly magazine Paris Match, was not married to Hollande but they had been together since 2006. She assumed the role of first lady at official functions following his election in May 2012, and like her predecessors, maintained an office with a budget of roughly 20,000 euros per month.
Trip to India
Trierweiler's spokesman declined to comment. Trierweiler, who was hospitalised for eight days for fatigue after news of the affair broke, was expected to travel to India in honour of an anti-hunger charity.
French media reports said Trierweiler may speak at a news conference there on Sunday.
Hollande, 59, is the most unpopular president in modern France, according to polls. He has struggled to live up to a promise to get unemployment, currently stuck near 11 percent, firmly on a downward trend.
He has four children from a previous relationship with Segolene Royal, a senior member of his Socialist Party and a 2007 presidential candidate. Royal announced their separation just after she lost the 2007 election to Nicolas Sarkozy.
The reports of Hollande's affair have had little effect on his image and French media largely focused on Closer's unprecedented breach of presidential privacy rather than on the relationship with Gayet.
A poll by Ifop shortly after the magazine report showed that 84 percent of those surveyed had not changed their opinion about Hollande and that 77 percent considered it a private matter.
Trieweiler has been a particularly unpopular first lady, according to a BVA poll. Some 8 percent of respondents had a favourable view of her, compared to 28 percent for Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the ex-model and pop star wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, and 46 percent for Bernadette Chrirac, wife of Jacques Chirac.
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Charlize, 36, said. She elaborated: "I think, as an actor, she's doing it, because she really loves her job and she is really good at it. My experience has been, if your reasons for doing this is authentic as that and you have the tenacity and guts that she has, then I think you have the right personality for this job. I think she has that."
Of course, given that Charlize — who plays the evil Queen Ravenna in the film — just adopted a baby son, Jackson, Celebuzz couldn't return to the States without asking about her new life as a mom — specifically, whether or not she'll read Snow White to her new bundle of joy.
"I'm gonna have Kristen come over and pretend to be the bad guy, just so that my son loves me more!" she quipped, on how she will explain her villainous role to Jackson. via kstewartnews
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Palestinian guerrillas see tunnels as strategic assets
Israeli Colonel Tomer was literally tipped off to the tunnel snaking under a Palestinian village when the tank-churned earth gave way to the weight of one of his behemoth bulldozers' treads.
Twenty-four hours later, on Wednesday, his forces had cleared a greenhouse that had provided cover and dug a three-metre-deep (10 foot) crater exposing the concrete-reinforced passage wide enough for a man in battle gear to squeeze through.
It would take several days, the officer told Reuters at the scene - the exact location could not be reported under military rules - to map out the half-dozen suspected access shafts to the tunnel, one of which, he said, was concealed by a nearby home.
Then explosives would be dropped in and the network destroyed as part of a tunnel-hunt throughout the Gaza Strip's eastern frontier that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says will be completed, whether or not Israel reaches a ceasefire with Gaza's Hamas Islamists.
Tomer's soldiers, a mix of tank crewmen and army engineers, watched the dark, descending void of the tunnel aperture with assault rifles raised, on guard for any gunmen that might storm out. An electric whiz overhead signalled a Palestinian sniper shot gone wide; Israeli tank machine-guns chattered back.
At a different location, in southern Gaza, three Israeli soldiers died on Wednesday when a booby-trapped tunnel shaft they had uncovered blew up, the army said. Referring to such casualties, Tomer said his forces were keeping a safer distance.
"We don't put men in the tunnels. There is too much risk of booby traps," Tomer, who under military rules could be identified only by his first name, told a Reuters correspondent invited by the army to view his force's operations.
Instead, he said, the army sends in dogs to sniff out explosives and robots that relay back video images through which the layout can be learned.
So guided, an earth-mover digs into the next stretch, where the process is repeated, to continue until the entire 1.5 km (one mile) stretch to the Gaza-Israel border is covered.
Were the troops to track the tunnel in the other direction they would end up 2 km (1.2 miles) deeper in Gaza, in the middle of a bustling neighbourhood, Tomer said. But that route, on the opposite side of the crater, was blocked with sand.
"We don't want to go there. What concerns us is the stretch headed toward Israel," he said.
The hunt is personal for Tomer, who lost one of his officers and a conscript in a July 19 clash with Hamas gunmen who had tunnelled into Israel. The military said one of the infiltrators was killed and the rest of the group escaped back into Gaza.
About 32 tunnels, some as deep as 25 metres (82 feet), and dozens of access shafts have been uncovered since Israeli ground forces moved into Gaza following an air and naval barrage launched on July 8, the military said.
It said dozens of Palestinian gunmen have been killed or captured in clashes at tunnel entrances. In addition to the Israeli casualties in such incidents, a dog sent down to probe a one passage in southern Gaza never returned.
Israel sees the tunnel search as vital to fending off infiltrations in which its southern villages and army bases might be raided by gunmen.
Lieutenant-Colonel Roi, one of Tomer's battalion commanders, said several armoured vehicles - tanks, troop transports, D9 bulldozers and earth-movers, some with code names like "Bella" or "Cruella" - accompany each tunnel hunt, both for the heavy lifting and to provide a wall of steel around the foot-soldiers involved.
Hamas and its Palestinian guerrilla allies regard the tunnels as strategic assets against their militarily superior enemy. Each one of the secret passages costs $500,000 to $2 million to build, with each kilometre (0.6 mile) stretch taking about a year to complete, according to Israeli estimates.
Tomer's unit, the 188th Armoured Brigade, has found two tunnels and several access shafts so far. He said the searches were based initially on rough coordinates given following surveillance of suspected digs and other intelligence.
As the extent of the tunnel warren and the lethal threat it poses became known, accusations were leveled against the government and military, which warned about the phenomenon years ago but apparently did not prepare adequate counter-measures.
Yossi Langotsky, a geologist and retired army colonel who formerly advised the Defence Ministry, said his calls to develop a seismic technology to "hear" tunnel digs had been ignored.
A current Defence Ministry official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said Israel was close to deploying a tunnel-detection technology. But were that to be used on the Israeli side of the border, it would still leave Palestinians free to carry out most of the dig under the frontier. Some Israeli officials have proposed that the military set up a long-term buffer zone inside Gaza.


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Well this is news that's sure to please the cinephile/nerd/geek community. Last year, Lost co-creator and Prometheus scribe Damon Lindelof was tapped by Disney to pen a large-scale mystery film for Disney. The project was shrouded in secrecy, and we still know nothing about the plot other than the fact that it may or may not be in the sci-fi genre and it's called 1952. Now it appears that The Incredibles and The Iron Giant director Brad Bird, who made an extremely successful live-action debut with last year's Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, is coming onboard to direct. Hit the jump for more.
Per Deadline, Bird has been set to direct the film and the Mouse House hopes to make 1952 the director's next project. The plan is for the pic to go into production next year after a long prep, with Lindelof producing. The Lost co-creator/showrunner is currently working on the script alongside Jeff Jensen. It isn't made clear in the report, but this may be the same Jeff Jensen who writes for Entertainment Weekly and ran an incredibly in-depth (and insightful) Lost column under the name "Doc Jensen" throughout the show's run.
Bird proved that he's just as talented with live-action as he is with animation on the supremely entertaining Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and this project sounds like a marriage made in nerd heaven. Interestingly, Bird has long been developing a film called 1906 which centers on the historical San Francisco earthquake, but turning the event into a tight narrative feature film (with a manageable budget) has proved difficult.
The director is likely fielding a number off offers coming off of Ghost Protocol, but I find it hard to imagine that he wouldn't make 1952 his next film. He's already stated that he's unlikely to return for the next Mission: Impossible film given that the series benefits from a revolving director's chair, and he's got a fine relationship with Disney. Moreover, Lindelof is coming off of immense buzz for his work on Prometheus—not to mention the Star Trek sequel currently in production. Make it so, Bird!


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The members of On Guard are not new to the realm of One Spark. They rocked out on stage at the crowd-funding festival during its inaugural year.
The dedication and enthusiasm of On Guard is electrified through its music and into the audience. With the help of One Spark, On Guard plans to raise money to tour nationally and spread an energetic vibe to an even broader audience.
All five members bring their own musical background and inspirations to the table, ranging from indie pop to heavy metal. On Guard became the end result. It brings a little bit of everything to cater to a veritable audience.
"We're not indie rock and we're not alternative rock," said vocalist Nick Klimchak. "I guess you could say we're indie rock alternative."
Despite their different musical backgrounds, many of their inspirations tend to overlap along with similar tastes in music. Each brings forth their own twist to make up On Guard's soulful expression.
"We've been compared to Incubus and I sometimes hear that in our melodies," said guitarist Jairo Lobusta. "Nick brings a really awesome element, too. He sings his heart out and not a lot of bands are doing that these days. He's really soulful."
Despite having jobs and activities outside of music, every Wednesday night all five members meet at Warehouse Studios to collaborate on new, innovative projects and practice their harmonic rhythms for upcoming shows.
Klimchak and drummer Alex Lingafelt started the band in November of 2012 and managed to take the Jacksonville music scene by storm since. Adding to the group guitarist Jairo Lobusta and Aaron May on bass, On Guard has successfully released its self-titled EP and shot its first music video within the past year. In January 2014, guitarist Chad Kotce joined the group to allow Klimchak to focus primarily on vocals.
On Guard is more than just the name of this band; it's a lifestyle for its members. One that didn't start off as easy as they'd hoped.
"It was a lot of sitting around and not being satisfied with anything," said Lobusta. "We had a lot to get ready for and a show coming up and then it hit me. We're On Guard. It's the sense of being ready. We just have to keep on keeping on."
As for the future, touring seems to be a prominent desire for the band. Over the past year, the band has performed shows in the uprising urban core of Jacksonville and in Orlando. On Guard plans to travel around Florida playing shows and hopefully grow its fan base outside of the First Coast until May, when they hope to make it a national tour.
"We're hoping to use One Spark, the crowd-funding festival, to help pay for it," said Lingafelt. "Last year we were able to pay for our merchandise and our EP with the money we got from One Spark."
Be sure to check out On Guard's solid lineup of upcoming shows within the next couple months leading up to One Spark, including April 5 at Roc Bar. To find when and where to see On Guard, like its Facebook page and check out its website to stream its five song EP.
This story was reported by Ignite Media, an independent news bureau created by University of North Florida students.


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Pre-Lockout Leftover Odds and Ends
One. Mark your calendars: Russia's first game in the European Basketball Championships is against Ukraine! AK vs. Fes! A mere, trifley 61 days away!
Two. The Jazz brass might need to start eating at Chinese restaurants more. Randy Rigby shared this story the day after the draft lottery:
Chris Baum, my senior vice president of broadcasting…last evening was taking his family to a Chinese restaurant, and he said he opened his fortune cookie literally ten minutes before the lottery began…and the fortune said, "Your lucky number is 3." So it started right there.
On the night of the actual draft, the Jazz's PR guy, Jon Rinehart, tweeted this:
Three. Found it interesting/cool that Karl Malone was there with the Jazz's front office when the Jazz made their pick in '89. Just shows how much things have changed over the years. Also, as always Phil Johnson's mustache deserves a "wow!"
I definitely am working this summer and preparing myself to be able to come into camp and be the starting shooting guard on our team. …
Sometimes it's harder to be consistent off the bench because the game is always so different for you, and the role that I was put in a lot of times, where until Gordon really started to play more I was really the only scorer in that second group, and it was hard to really do a lot of things when you step on the floor and the first thing that the defensive unit says is, that's where the ball is going. …
I trusted the guys I was on the floor with, but it was just a role I was assigned to. Me and Coach Sloan had a conversation; my teammates believed in the things I could do. And they got the ball to me, it was just a little hard to make plays. I still had to make better plays, I still had to make plays of getting guys shots to help my shots get easier…but that's definitely something I had to adjust to in the beginning. (KFAN)
Five. If you thought that the Jazz would become a more downtown-friendly team under the Ty Corbin regime, think again:
I'm not in love with the three-point shot. I like to play inside-out, and if we try and go to the basket and come out and hit three-point shots, it's not as bad. But I don't want to come down and take a lot of three-point shots early in the clock or early in transition. (KZNS)
Six. Greg Miller has been talking to John Stockton:
I've called on Stockton several times and just said, "John, give me your advice. What do you think on this?" And he's always been quick to do that and very helpful and amazingly insightful. I have enormous respect for John not just as a player but as a person, and I'm so thankful that he's there to help me on the side. (KFAN)
Compare this to when he was asked a few weeks ago if he's considered contacting Karl to work with the players:
Um [long pause] Dead air.* [pause] So we'll see. (KALL)
*Not indicating dead air. Greg said, "Dead air."
Seven. Why the Jazz's coaching staff was the only one in the league that sat in the back of the plane, rather than the front (as told by Greg):
Jerry liked to keep an eye on things, and the way it was conveyed to me is that, I don't know if it was with the NBA, but at some point in Jerry's career, some guys got into it and he couldn't see it. He wasn't in a position to see it and stop it, and so he wanted to make sure that that never happened on his watch. (KFAN)
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- Make a list of all personal property destroyed or damaged. Note the approximate date, price and place of purchase and attach any sales receipt you have. The adjuster will request this information. Create a home inventory.
- Don't make permanent repairs until your insurance company has inspected the damage. If you do, your claim might be denied.
- Ask your insurance agent or company if your policy covers living expenses until repairs are made to your home. Many homeowners policies provide for temporary lodging and meal expenses up to 20 percent of the insured value of your home, if it is damaged.
- Let contractors inspect your home only when you're watching. Some unscrupulous companies will cause damage to drive up the repair cost, and your insurance company will likely not cover the additional cost.
- Your insurance company should send its adjuster to your property. Make sure your adjuster and company can contact you. If you have to move, give your insurance company and adjuster your temporary address and phone number. Make sure the adjuster has identification. Remember that insurance companies pay the adjusters and you should not be asked for any payment.
- If you believe your insurance company has not handled your claim properly, file a complaint with us. We will determine whether your insurance company has followed Missouri law in processing your claim.
- Once your claim is processed, choose a contractor and let them review the adjuster's estimate to make sure it includes all loss related damage. Choose a contractor or auto repair shop known to you or recommended by someone you trust. Be suspicious of solicitors who offer to do repairs for you.
- Don't pay the whole repair bill in advance. Pay in full only when the work is completed according to your agreement.
- A "public adjuster" - a person licensed by the state - may offer to represent you in claim negotiations with your insurer. Public adjusters will seek part of your settlement as payment for their services. You are not required to hire a public adjuster to file a claim. Generally speaking, consider hiring a public adjuster only after your insurer makes a settlement offer and when you anticipate any settlement increase obtained by the public adjuster will exceed the extra cost.
Dealing with health insurance
- If you are receiving medical care and need help determining what is covered under your policy, contact your health insurance provider as soon as possible.
- If local health care facilities are heavily damaged, you may have to go outside your network to get the care you need. Contact your insurance provider to find out what is covered, and what providers are inside and outside your network, and what out-of-pocket costs you can expect to pay.
- Damage to care facilities may also require hospitalized individuals to be transported to another facility. This also may trigger out-of-network costs, which your insurance provider should be able to explain to you.
- For help with company contact information use company lookup, Email us or contact our Insurance Consumer Hotline at 800-726-7390.
How we can help with your claim
- Because we license agents and insurers, we can help resolve many disputes about contract language and state legal requirements on coverage. In 2016, we helped policyholders collect an additional $16.4 million in settlements from their insurers. For policies such as homeowners, four of every 10 complainants gets additional financial relief.
We cannot file your claim on your behalf or serve as a public adjuster or attorney. However we can provide assistance when:
- The agent or company does not respond to your calls.
- The company denies or does not help arrange for temporary lodging and other assistance specified in your insurance policy.
- The company says your policy does not cover your property damage.
Are you covered?
- If you have not purchased homeowners or renters insurance, you should arrange to do so as soon as possible, unless you can afford a loss. A homeowners or renters policy will protect you against a devastating loss. DIFP encourages you to talk with an insurance agent about the various policy options.
- Flood and earthquake damages are not covered by basic homeowners and other residential policies. Earthquake coverage is available in some areas as a special add-on to your homeowners insurance. If you live in an area prone to flooding you will need to buy a federal flood insurance policy through your agent to cover almost any flood damages.
- Review your insurance policy each year to make sure coverage is adequate.
- Prepare a detailed inventory of your household furnishings with photographs of each room in your home. Make a list of other valuables and equipment that don't appear in the photos. Put these materials in a safe place, such as a safe deposit box or with a relative.
- Have a plan of action. Select a shelter or location. Make a list of important telephone numbers and know how to contact family members. Remember to include your insurance agent and insurance company.
- Check out other online resources. Missouri's "Ready in 3" program has information available on non-weather disasters.
Supplies for emergency
- Non-electric can opener
- Bottled water (3 gallons per family member)
- Flashlight
- Portable radio
- Extra batteries
- Fire extinguisher
- Essential medication
- First aid kit/first aid book
- Blankets
- Plywood to cover windows
- Canned foods
- Matches or a lighter
- Candles


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Focus Area
- To make UNISEL Library excellent, up to date and diversify information center.
- Ensuring that the administration and financial affairs are proficiently carried out based on the given guide lines and procedures.
- Upgrading the quality of obtaining materials for the library.
- Increasing the number of library usages amongst university students and staff.
- Providing and developing online information services including digital collection towards creating an electronic library.


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Hangs on to Top Spot
Teams Jockey for Position
leagues are finished, some are in the midst of playoffs and some
haven't even begun post-season play.
teams from some 30-plus summer college leagues around the country
continue to navigate through the most critical stages of the 2012
schedule, the Cape Cod League's Cotuit Kettleers remain the No. 1
team in Perfect Game's weekly ranking of the nation's Top 30
summer clubs.
continues to play at a fast pace with 20 wins in its last 24 games,
and has both clinched the Western Division regular-season title in
the Cape, along with the league's best record overall. The
Kettleers have just two regular-season games remaining before the
first round of the Cape's eight-team playoff kicks off Thursday.
the Kettleers continue their hot pace in post-season play and win
their second Cape League title in three years, it may be difficult
for any other summer club to overtake them in the chase for No. 1.
But it has been four years since the last Cape team with the best
regular-season record went on and won the league playoffs.
the Kettleers falter, there are plenty of other contenders from some
of the nation's other top summer leagues that are lurking.
among them are the No. 2-ranked Newport Gulls, a perennial New
England Collegiate League power; the red-hot and No. 3-ranked
Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League and the No. 4-ranked
Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plain League.
Newport and Edenton finished with the best records in their
respective leagues during the regular season, and have earned
first-round wins in the opening round of playoffs, while Wisconsin
continues its torrid pace in the second half of the Northwoods League
schedule with a 25-3 record. The NWL playoffs aren't slated to
begin for another week.
champions have been determined in a number of summer leagues, chief
among them the Anchorage Glacier Pilots (Alaska), North Jersey Eagles
(Atlantic Collegiate), Baltimore Redbirds (Cal Ripken), Humboldt
Crabs (Far West), Licking County Settlers (Great Lakes), Hawaii Aliis
(Hawaii), Syracuse Junior Chiefs (New York Collegiate), Top Speed
Baseball (Pacific West), Ballantyne Smokies (Southern), Palm Springs
Power (Southern California Collegiate) and Harrisonburg Turks
(Valley). Several of those teams made strides in PG's latest Top 30
ranking, but none cracked the top 10 overall.
78th annual National Baseball Congress World Series is
also underway in Wichita, Kan., and that 32-team tournament includes
several teams ranked in the top 30. Chief among them is the No.
7-ranked Santa Barbara Foresters, the defending champion. The
Foresters are unbeaten in their first three games.
in Perfect Game's Top 30 are ranked on the following criteria:
won-loss record, league dominance, depth and quality of
professional-level talent and the overall strength of the league. To
receive consideration, teams must have at least a .500 record


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SANTA CRUZ — A Santa Cruz couple fought off two men who came into their home early Wednesday morning, threatened them with a sword and demanded money.
Santa Cruz police officers arrested one of the men but the other remains at large, Deputy Chief Steve Clark said. Cuactemoc Xilonzochilt-Zamora, 28, of Santa Cruz was arrested on suspicion of robbery, false imprisonment, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon and possession of methamphetamine. Clark said Xilonzochilt-Zamora has a history of arrests for burglary and drug offenses.
The couple and their two daughters were asleep in their Poplar Avenue home around 4:30 a.m. when their bedroom lights came on and they woke to see two men standing over them. The men were each wearing a scarf or bandanna over their face, which they had taken from the home.
One of the men was holding a decorative sword that was in the home, the other had a screwdriver, said Yarry Gonzalez .
"They seemed surprised to see us," he said as he recounted the experience late Wednesday morning.
Both were short-haired Latino men, one thin with narrow features and the other, larger and on the chubby side, Gonzalez said. They were dressed in baggy clothes puffy jackets and beanies, and were wearing disposable plastic gloves. The two men, who appeared to be drunk and were "completely incompetent," began demanding money, Gonzalez said. He gave them none.
He was ordered out of bed and onto the floor on his hands and knees, at which point the smaller man held the sword to Gonzalez"s neck and tried to bind his hands with duct tape. After a few unsuccessful attempts the man swore and then pulled an iPad charging cord from an outlet and tried to use that to bind Gonzalez. Again, Gonzalez said, he couldn"t manage to do so.
Gonzalez said the men seemed like hapless criminals who didn"t really know what they were doing, which kept him from being terrified to fight back.
At that point, Gonzalez"s wife, who was still on the bed, threw a heating pad at the larger man"s head, which distracted both assailants. That gave Gonzalez an opportunity to spring up from the floor and start fighting back. He was able to grab the sword from him, but the other man managed to scratch his wife with the screwdriver.
Gonzalez started yelling and the smaller man fled, shoving the couple"s 11-year-old daughter — who awoke to the commotion and came out to see what was happening — as he ran out the door.
The larger man followed with Gonzalez chasing after him in bare feet and pajamas. He was able to tackle one of the men in the front yard and he yelled for his daughter to call 911. Gonzalez kept Xilonzochilt-Zamora on the ground until police arrived.
Another daughter, who was sleeping, was not harmed.
Gonzalez" wife suffered only minor injuries and did not require medical attention.
The second man, described as a Latino male about 25- to 30-years-old, 160 pounds and ranging in height from 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 9 inches. He made off with several items, including a MacBook Pro laptop and an Xbox video game console.
When asked if the invasion could be linked to the armed robbery of a Mission Street grocery store last week or the shooting of a UC Santa Cruz student during a robbery, Clark said there was no conclusive evidence.
There are similarities but there also are differences, he said.
Still, the possibility of a link cannot be ruled out, he said.
Police don"t advise that people fight back during a crime. (Update: Santa Cruz Police responded to this article, offering advice on whether to fight back during an attack). They do advise that residents keep their doors locked.
Follow Sentinel reporter Jessica M. Pasko on Twitter at Twitter.com/jmpasko96


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When it comes to cars, there's no doubt about it: Detroit is back. American-brand cars and trucks are better than ever, and sales have been strong.
But this Detroit is different. The companies that used to be known as The Big Three are leaner, sharper, and wiser for the hard experiences of the last decade.
But for all of their recent success here at home, all three are facing big challenges. Here are three of the biggest.
Problem one: Green pressures will force big changes
Ford (NYSE:F) is a huge company, with massive operations around the world. It's Europe's second-biggest automaker, and it's investing a fortune to grow quickly in Asia. But ask any Ford executive about the company's most important product, and they'll tell you without hesitation: pickup trucks.
You'll get the same answer at General Motors (NYSE:GM), which is starting a huge ad blitz today for its all-new Chevy Silverado, and at Chrysler, too. That's a good thing right now, because pickup sales are booming. But the whole industry is under massive pressure to create products that use less and less gas, and full-sized pickups are very thirsty vehicles. How can Ford and GM and Chrysler continue to make pickups that buyers will like while making the radical improvements in fuel economy that the government is demanding?
For that matter, how will ordinary cars meet the stringent new fuel-economy and emissions rules that will be in place around the world in the next decade? Are electric cars the way forward, as Tesla Motors is trying to demonstrate?
Maybe, maybe not. Right now, Ford is betting on hybrids. And big automakers are teaming up: The Blue Oval has partnered with Toyota (NYSE:TM) to create a hybrid system that will work in its big pickups. Meanwhile, GM just announced that it will work with Honda (NYSE:HMC) to create affordable cars that run on hydrogen fuel cells -- and Toyota, the hybrid leader, says it will launch its first fuel-cell car next year.
And all of those automakers, and most of the rest, are also dabbling in battery-electric cars -- even though batteries remain expensive, heavy, and cumbersome.
How will they solve this puzzle? What will power the cars of the future? Good questions. But one thing's clear: The companies that don't solve it will be in a lot of trouble before long.
Problem two: Big losses and hard times in Europe
Why should American automakers care about Europe? Because they're all losing a lot of money there, that's why. Steep recessions in key European countries have driven new-car sales to a 20-year low. Ford and GM each lost over $1.7 billion in Europe last year, and Chrysler's partner/owner Fiat (NASDAQOTH: FIATY) would be in dire straits if it weren't for Chrysler's recent success here in the U.S.
All three need the European market, for the scale it adds to their global operations. Ford and GM are pushing ahead with elaborate turnaround plans that aim to get their European operations back to break-even by the end of 2015. And Fiat's CEO is pushing ahead with a plan to merge fully with Chrysler, which will give both companies the scale they need to cut costs and be more competitive around the world.
But in the meantime, Europe is a money pit for all three. Analysts expect new-car sales in Europe to stay low until late in this decade. That means all of the Detroit Three will have to find creative ways to profit in the Old World -- or risk more and bigger losses in years to come.
Problem three: The Japanese government could make it harder to compete
Why should Detroit care about the Japanese government? No, it's not because of Japan's trade barriers, which are actually pretty modest despite what you may have heard. It's because of exchange rates, specifically, because the current Japanese government is trying to jump-start the country's economy by making its currency cheaper.
Who cares? Ford, GM, and Chrysler sure do, and here's why.
When we say the yen is getting cheaper, what we mean is that the exchange rates have moved in such a way that you get more yen for your dollar. Instead of 86 yen for the dollar, as it was at the beginning of the year, now it's around 99 for the dollar.
That means every dollar earned by a Japanese company here in the U.S. is worth more money at home. And that means that the Japanese companies can charge fewer dollars for their products and still have a nice profit when those dollars are converted to yen.
That's a big worry for Detroit. After years of struggling, Detroit has finally reached the point where its best products can compete head-on with the likes of Toyota and Honda, with no excuses (or profit-sucking discounts) needed. Just look at the hot new Ford Fusion, which has been selling like hotcakes -- and gaining on Toyota's Camry in a big way.
The worry now is that if the yen slips far enough, the Japanese brands will be able to cut their U.S. prices without hurting their profits at home. Nissan already made some price cuts at the beginning of May that gave their sales a big boost.
If the other big names follow suit, then Ford and GM and Chrysler will face a tough choice: Cut their own prices (and profits) to compete, or risk losing a lot of sales. That's why the Japanese government has to be high on Detroit's list of worries right now.


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This video was created with Paik-Abe raster manipulation unit, Brewster analog modular synthesizer, Hitachi vectorscope, Panasonic CCTV camera, Processing 1.2.1, Final Cut Pro. Produced at the Experimental Television Center.
SSLEEPERHOLD - Ashes (2011) / Video directed by Seth Nemec
This video was created with Paik-Abe raster manipulation unit, Brewster analog modular synthesizer, Hitachi vectorscope, Panasonic CCTV camera, Processing 1.2.1, Final Cut Pro. Produced at the Experimental Television Center.
Video Roundup: Severed Heads
Originally founded in 1979 by Richard Fielding, Andrew Wright and Tom Ellard, Severed Heads was an electronic group based in Sydney. They used synthesizers, tape loops, and an array of electronics to yield a distinctive sound, one which could most easily be described as industrial music, which later developed into abstract pop. While the lineup changed over the years, Tom Ellard has been the main continuing force in the group, up until his announcement of its end in 2008. In 1983, Severed Heads began integrating live video in their performances, which became a mainstay in their work. This post collects videos of the group, the majority of which date from the early 1980s, and many of which document their use of video synthesizers. For more information about everything Severed Heads, check Ellard's official site.
Mane Mane - Twinkle Sr (2011) / Video directed by Aaron Katsnelson
Scroll Tone RGB (2011) - Travess Smalley
RYRAL (1976) – Tom DeFanti, Phil Morton, Dan Sandin and Bob Snyder
RYRAL is a realtime audio video performance by Tom DeFanti (creating computer animation with the GRaphics Symbiosis System or GRASS), Phil Morton ("up in the kitchen keepin' track"), Dan Sandin (processing video with a Sandin Image Processor), Bob Snyder (performing experimental electronic music on an analog EMU synthesizer) and an uncredited dancer. This Media Art project was created and performed in April 1976 at the second Electronic Visualization Event (EVE II) in Chicago. EVE II took place at The University of Illinois Chicago.
Documentation of the performance was later exhibited by Diane Kirkpatrick in her exhibition Chicago: The City and Its Artists 1945-1978 at The University of Michigan Museum of Art March 17 – April 23 1978.
ETRA experiments, chicago edit, pt 1 (1972-1974) - Phil Morton
Video by Phil Morton, using the Rutt/Etra video synthesizer. For more on Phil Morton and his work, please check the Phil Morton Memorial Research Archive.
Entering (1974) - Peter Donebauer
The imagery and sound in Entering were performed 'live' by Donebauer and composer Simon Desorgher, and recorded in real time, using a colour TV studio at the Royal College of Art. Later Donebauer and Richard Monkhouse developed the Videokalos synthesiser, as an image-sound performance instrument. Entering was transmitted by the BBC in 1974.


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Pleading in Albany for speed-limit cameras in New York City
There are 150 red-light cameras in operation in the city, and there are also cameras that capture images of cars illegally using bus lanes. There are no cameras that catch cars that are speeding.
Assemblywoman Deborah Glick hopes to change that. She has introduced legislation that would allow New York City to install up to 40 "speed limit photo devices" on city streets to crack down on dangerous drivers. The legislation, called The Neighborhood Speeds on Neighborhood Streets Act, was introduced by Glick early this year, now has 22 sponsors, and will be the subject of a Transportation Alternatives lobbying trip to Albany next week.
Michael Murphy, a spokesman for the cycling advocacy group, said the Bloomberg administation is on board, and the search is on for a sponsor in the Republican-controlled State Senate.
The legislation in question would allow New York City to install up to 40 "speed limit photo devices" on city streets to help enforce limits and, it is hoped, reduce the number of traffic fatalities. Much as red-light cameras are triggered by red-light breakers, the cameras would capture images of cars that break the speed limit, and the city would then use the images to issue tickets. Also like red light cameras, the city needs state approval to install them.
This is not the first time the issue has come before legislature. Last year, Glick and State Senator Tom Duane introduced the same legislation, but it went nowhere.
Murphy contends the bill has a better shot this time around, in part because the issue of dangerous drivers and pedestrian deaths has been getting media attention. The Council held a packed hearing on the matter in February.
Jonathan Lentz reported last year that, "In New York City, 63 traffic deaths in 2009 were attributed to cars travelling at unsafe speeds, according to the State Department of Motor Vehicles, more than any other factor that year."
"I think the overall severity of the issue has become a lot clearer for a lot of people," Murphy said.